Sele-ajjictietg ball bearing



Dec. 19, 1922.

P. C. SCHMIDT. SELFALfcNmc BALL BEARING FILED JAN. 20. 1922- Patented 19, 1922.

PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL C. SCHMIDT, OF SHEEPSIIEAD BAY, NEW YORK.

SELF-ALIGNING- BALL BEARING.

Application filed January 20, 1822.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that 1, PAUL C. SCHMIDT, citizen of the United States, residing at Sheepshead Bay, in the county of Kings and State of New Y ork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in tlelf-Aligninp, Ball Bearings, of which the following is a speci fication.

This invention relates to improvements in self-aligninrr ball bearings, the object of the invention being to provide a device of this character which is of a simple construction which may be made without a ball cage which allows the insertion of the largest possible number of balls to increase the carrying capacity and which will perform its function with ease and accuracy, as described in the following specification, having reference to the accompanying drawing,

- in. which- Serial No. 530,616.

outer surface 4:. Two rows of balls 5-5 are arranged between the ball race 2 and the spherically formed convex surface -i. To prevent the balls from falling out when the axis of the external casino; member is at its largest angle with the axis of the inner casing member (see Fig. 2), the spherically formed convex surface 42 is provided at its ends with ring-shaped projections (3, having; a notch 7 for the insertion of the balls.

While 1 have illustrated and described in detail one preferred embodiment of the invention it will be understood that various changes as toshape, proportion, arrangement, etc, which fall within the scope of the appended claim, may be made if desired.

i Vhat I claim is:

in a self-aligning ball bearing, in combination an external casing member having one or more ball races in its inner surface, an inner casing member, said inner casing member provided with a spherically formed convex outer surface and ringshaped n'o'iections on both eiuls of the spherical snrr re and. one or more notches in the said ring-- shaped projectious, and one or more ball rows arranged between said ball races and the spherical. miter surface oi 'iiii inner member.

PAUL C. SCHMIDT. 

